by Geoff | Nov 20, 2019 | Essaouira, Marabout, Morocco, Shrine, Sufi
Some 20 kilometres north of Essaouira is the small village of Moulay Bouzerktoun, named after the Marabout of the same name. His mausoleum/zaouia is part of a mosque complex founded on the top of a cliff looking over the Atlantic ocean. Little seems to be known...
by Geoff | Oct 23, 2019 | Marabout, Morocco, Shrine, Sufi
Walter Harris, the adventurer and author, in his 19th century travelogue ‘The Land of an African Sultan: Travels in Morocco’, described Ouezzane as “the most fanatical town that Europeans may visit”. Things may have become less frenetic...
by Geoff | Jul 24, 2019 | Cemetery, Marabout, Medina, Meknes, Morocco, Rue de Zoauia Touhamiya el Oezzania, Zaouia
A contender for the most beautiful street in Meknes? This blog post has been divided into 2 parts, the first part depicting images from the street, and the second images from the Zaouia. I can find no information about the Saint Touhamiya el Oezzaniya. I assume he...
by Geoff | Jul 5, 2019 | Essaouira, Hamadcha, Marabout, Morocco
The man laying on the rich carpet welcomed me into the the Hamadcha Zaouia in Essaouira. After determining my nationalty he proceeded to tell me in English about the psychological and spiritual healing role the Hamadcha confrere traditionally enjoys within Moroccon...
by Geoff | Jun 27, 2019 | Essaouira, Marabout, Morocco, Shrine, Sufi
At the furthest southern edge of Essaouira a large marabout tomb is becoming increasingly suffocated by creeping modernity. Once isolated it is now hemmed in by a sewage works, a complex of roads, industrial buildings and several large modern houses. This cacophony of...
by Geoff | Jun 26, 2019 | Essaouira, Marabout, Morocco, Shrine
Sidi Kaouki is a small town on the windswept Atlantic coast of west Morocco. Some 25 miles south of Essaouira, its long golden sands and dashing surf make it a favourite for surfers and windsurfers. There is a collection of stylish hotels, surfing and windsurfing...
